More trucks roll through NY, NJ ports after Baltimore bridge collapse
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore caused a spike in the number of trucks rolling in and out of New York Harbor's seaports, according to Port Authority data.
“What would typically happen is we take 60% to 65% of ship’s capacity off at our terminals here before they go on to other ports,” Bethann Rooney, the Port Authority’s port director, wrote in a press release three weeks after the collapse. “Now, we’re going to take 70% to 75% of the ship’s capacity off here.”
The seaports were already among the busiest in the nation. And Kim Gaddy, founder of the Newark environmental advocacy group South Ward Environmental Alliance, said the extra trucks could make the area’s air quality even worse. Port Authority officials said trucks leaving ports in the two states head in all directions within a four-hour drive, supporting the economy of a region that's home to 46 million people.
That means, he said, pollution is staying on local streets where more trucks might drive through. Gaddy noted that thousands of trucks drive through local roads on any given day in Newark.
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